I know most of y'all don lower your D's....

But I'm interested in how it's done. I have an R/T and im buyin another 4x4 pickup for hauling stuff and off roading, so this winter the D is getting a lot of work done to it and I wanna lower it. The back is obviously just a block with new u bolts or different springs. But lowering the front I'm a little stumped. Is it safe to in crank the torsion bars? I wouldn't think so but I'm not too savvy with lowering. Any suggestions appreciated!!

 

Lowering the torsion bars ain't hurt them but you will have less suspension travel and you might hit your bump stops on bigger bumps it depends how much your going to lower it.

 

I was just going around 2"

 

Yea, ya cun dump da front down, but ya godda watch fer-da bump stops.

Ya, I can "bring it to ya dat way" but lets talk real English please? Whatchu bringin is simple street talk garbage , not English, so please lets back up to what is taught in USA English schools, ok?

Sorry Mike, but chill ok?

The R/T is already lowered more then it's predecessors. Simply install a lowering block into the rear, and crank the front end down a bit, problem solved!

 

chances are lowering the front that much with the torsion bars will put you ON the bump stops which is NOT good

 

I absolutely agree, street slang is very difficult to interpret for most of us... Especially in written format. However, now it's time
to play devil's advocate... This is technically an English language forum not USA. Second, the English language is constantly butchered here. Example... Ain't vs isn't... then vs than.... etc vs ect.... a lot vs alot (btw, neither "ect" or "alot" are correct in ANY scenario). Let's all just try to communicate as though we've had some degree of education...

 

A little confused about yor slang talk, from what I can tell I made a typo and meant don't, not don, my bad

I was a little worry about hittin the bump stops. From a little research lowering is basically the same as lifting with the torsion bars. 1 crank=1/4". So, I may see how safely I can lower without hitting bump stops. I'm not going for the slammed, dragging frame look, just going for a better stance is all.

Hydra, I really don't think my R/T sits any lower or higher than any other D. I sit higher than me buddies 99 2wd SLT with 31s on it, and my other buddy that has on 02 4x4 SLT sits exactly the same. Front bumper distance from ground to bottom of bumper measures exactly the same, front and rear, and from rocker to ground. Not tryin to burn ya, just tellin ya my experiment!

 

I'm not 100% on the R/T but I know that my rear sits a little higher then the front on my 98. Mabey 1/2-3/4 of an inch or so...But I havn't gotten a chance to check my suspension in a long time...
I'd check to see if there is any difference in the front and rear of your rig...just a thought.
Then check the distance of your bumpstop. Also a good time to check the condition of your bump stop!

 

if im not mistaken these trucks have a slight rake built into the suspension front to rear so you shouldnt compare rear to front without knowing how much difference there should be.

 

What I meant was the front if both my D and the other 4x4 are the same height along with the rears...if that makes sense. My bump stops look great, checked them today. Looks like I can do 1.5" with safe distance from the bump stop